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Katie Wright
Coach Jenna O’Hara’s team invited the Lady Panthers of Augusta up on the hill last week for a rematch from a game earlier in the season that saw the Ladycats enter the Panther’s den and come away with a win.
Augusta came out ready to play as the game was a constant battle throughout.
Saniah Thomas didn’t get the start she has had in previous games as she played out more on the perimeter in the first half. The second half she was a different player as she started working the lane area and drawing fouls. She ended with another double double scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds along with six blocks.
Sydney Manor found her shot and led the team in scoring with 16 points and ended the night only two rebounds away from recording her own double double. Manor’s ability to score consistently would be a plus for the Ladycats as her three point shooting helps open the post area.
Cara Stewart had another solid night in the post as her ability to get to the basket gave Augusta problems all night.
The game was never really a safe win until the fourth quarter when the Ladycats started slowly stretching out their lead and taking any momentum away from Augusta outscoring them 17-4.The Ladycats came away with the 49-32 win.
The Ladycats were back home on Thursday to face the Lady Eagles of Lexington Christian.
The first quarter was a struggle as both teams had a hard time finding the basket. Cara Stewart led the Ladycats in the quarter with five points powering the ball to the goal.
The second quarter saw little scoring as both teams turned the ball over numerous times. At half the Ladycats were down 17-14 looking to pick up the momentum after the half.
As both teams came out for the second half it looked as though the Ladycats had found what they needed and went on a little spurt to take the lead, but the Lady Eagles fought back during the latter part of the quarter.
Coach O’Hara looking for some points finally found them as Sydney Manor hit a timely three and ended the game with eight points and Katie Wright came off the bench to give some strong minutes scoring 10 points.As the end of the game neared it looked as though the Ladycats were going to pull out the win. Then the wheels fell off as the Ladycats mishandled the ball and missed multiple attempts in the lane.
This continued into the overtime period as Lex Christian forced the Ladycats into making mistakes and forcing them to rush to score.
The JV team won a hard struggle with the Lady Panthers only pulling out the win in the last seconds of the game.in a low scoring affair 22-21. The Ladycats did hustle as at times there were more bodies on the floor than standing up. They were led in scoring.
Against Lexington Christian the Ladycats had an easier time, but the play of the game was the Ladycats inboundeing the ball under their own basket with just 0.4 seconds on the clock. The pass was lobbed high in the air and Morgan Hart jumped and tipped it in for the last basket of the game. High scorer for the game was Cailyn Harper with nine points.